University Medical Center

P1.157. International Comparison of Clinicopathologic Characteristics and Outcomes After Minimally Invasive transCervical Esophagectomy (MICE): A Retrospective Cohort Study

Abstract Topic Esophageal Cancer: Surgical Treatment of Esophageal Cancer Background Minimally Invasive transCervical Esophagectomy (MICE) avoids a thoracic approach via transcervical mediastinal and abdominal dissection. Preserving pleural integrity may reduce pulmonary complica...

Resilience and adaptation of cancer screening programs to external crises

Objectives To examine how cancer screening programs resumed during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on their resilience in terms of coordination, communication, recovery, participation rates, catch-up efforts, inequities, and preparedness. Setting Cancer screening programs represe...

Efficacy and tolerability of venetoclax plus rituximab in relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia – real-world analysis of Polish adult leukemia study group

We collected clinical data on 363 patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (RR-CLL) treated with venetoclax-rituximab (VR) in a real-world setting. The median age was 69.5 years (range, 32.5–91.6 years), and the median number of prior lines of therapy was 2...

Patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives on telemedicine to monitor patients on systemic treatment for psoriasis or atopic dermatitis - a mixed methods study

Background For patients with stable psoriasis or atopic dermatitis (AD) receiving systemic treatment, telemedicine may offer a viable alternative to in-person consultations. However, perspectives of these patients and dermatological care providers (DCPs) regarding telemedicine ar...

Prevalence and outcome of metastases to the thyroid gland: a nationwide database study

OBJECTIVE: Metastases to the thyroid are seen relatively often in autopsy studies. In clinical studies they are described as a rare occurrence. This study aims to provide a more extensive representation of the origin, timing and survival of patients diagnosed with metastases to t...

Region-Specific Brain Imaging Correlates of Repetitive Head Impact Exposure in Nonconcussed High School Football Players

Repetitive, nonconcussive head impacts in collision sports are associated with lasting neurophysiological effects. This study investigates region-specific changes in neocortical mean diffusivity (MD) and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) power spectral de...